September 2018 Running Challenge

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  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,206 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    Hey all.

    About to have a vent sorry.

    I'm so frustrated. I'm stressed with a personal t
    I just need a safe place to vent and scream... Excuse me ahhhhhhhh

    Vent away! We all go through spells where we get forced off track, just ride it out.

    Remember eating is part of your training. My go to is always a bowl of soup. Last week i had to make some pumpkin curry chicken and indulge in its goodness. Last night it was veggetable chicken with kale and spinach. Find some goodness. The runs will come and life inevitably sorts out.

    Thanks Elise. Always so supportive, I really appreciate it.

    PS I've been watching the garmin circle Chicago last week, that was amusing. No updates for several days, hopefully it just went off the radar and will be here by Friday, I can't wait to use it!
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    Amazing marathon world record broken this morning in Berlin — 2:01:39! Holy cow that is FAST!

    https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/45539546

    Some day he's gonna get that two! He's so close! Amazing.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    Not looking good for Boston wannabes with a 3 minute cushion or less. From the latest FB post by Boston Marathon:

    "Due to field size limitations (same as recent years) and the amount of entries received in Week One (an increase from last year), we only will be able to accept a percentage of entries from Week Two."

    The 2018 cut-off was 3:23. This implies a higher cut-off for 2019.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    So, can you wash running shoes in a washing machine? Will they fall apart if washed on a delicate cycle? It is still a hot, humid, nasty mess in Texas and my shoes are currently a bio-hazard. My husband is making me store them on the back porch - LOL. While part of me wants to use this excuse to by new ones, my checkbook is disagreeing with me.

    Oh my gosh me too. My longer runs are soaking my socks and sneakers... I’ve been letting them air dry out in the open (instead of the hall closet like normal) and using my older sneakers for shorter runs to give them more time to air out.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    Attempted 5k this morning but I didn't get a lot of sleep last night and my lungs wouldn't cooperate grrr. So got 3k instead. At least I did that mush.

    Question: I'm doing a 9.2k run Sunday. I wanted to get a longer run in this week as well. I was thinking of doing shorter runs (5-6k) Tues and Wed (Monday already) rest Thursday, 12k Friday, rest Sat then the 9 on Sunday. Sounds reasonable?

    That sounds reasonable for me; how does it compare to your recent total weekly running distance? If it's about the same or not more than 10% over the distance you ran last week, splitting it up this way seems reasonable. If you're going up by 15% of last week, it might be a bit aggressive. If it's 20% over last week, it's wildly optimistic.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    Amazing marathon world record broken this morning in Berlin — 2:01:39! Holy cow that is FAST!

    https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/45539546

    I couldn’t bring myself to get up at 3am to watch this morning, but I’m going to stay up late this evening to watch the rebroadcast at 10pm.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    Attempted 5k this morning but I didn't get a lot of sleep last night and my lungs wouldn't cooperate grrr. So got 3k instead. At least I did that mush.

    Question: I'm doing a 9.2k run Sunday. I wanted to get a longer run in this week as well. I was thinking of doing shorter runs (5-6k) Tues and Wed (Monday already) rest Thursday, 12k Friday, rest Sat then the 9 on Sunday. Sounds reasonable?

    That sounds reasonable for me; how does it compare to your recent total weekly running distance? If it's about the same or not more than 10% over the distance you ran last week, splitting it up this way seems reasonable. If you're going up by 15% of last week, it might be a bit aggressive. If it's 20% over last week, it's wildly optimistic.

    Yeah, this. Well said Mr. Carp.
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    Amazing marathon world record broken this morning in Berlin — 2:01:39! Holy cow that is FAST!

    https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/45539546

    Pshaw... I could do that easily... in car! :lol:

    I used to have a car that couldn't even go as fast or as far as that guy did today lol.

    @RunRachelleRun nothing I can say that will be of any help, but thinking of you, sending virtual hugs and good vibes and crossing fingers that it is a simple thing and you don't have to postpone your holiday.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited September 2018
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    Hey all.

    About to have a vent sorry.

    I'm so frustrated. I'm stressed with a personal t
    I just need a safe place to vent and scream... Excuse me ahhhhhhhh

    Vent away! We all go through spells where we get forced off track, just ride it out.

    Remember eating is part of your training. My go to is always a bowl of soup. Last week i had to make some pumpkin curry chicken and indulge in its goodness. Last night it was veggetable chicken with kale and spinach. Find some goodness. The runs will come and life inevitably sorts out.

    Thanks Elise. Always so supportive, I really appreciate it.

    PS I've been watching the garmin circle Chicago last week, that was amusing. No updates for several days, hopefully it just went off the radar and will be here by Friday, I can't wait to use it!

    Too bad i couldn't leave the gps on and we could track it. Hope it finds you soon! Maybe its finally left the US. They guy at the shipping store wasnt sure it update once it left the US. Although thought it pick it up in the port.
  • biketheworld
    biketheworld Posts: 2,355 Member
    @RunRachelleRun - hugs for the diagnosis, but also glad it was caught. No medical advice to give you - but as for your trip - my gut feeling is that unless the timing interferes with your treatment, you'd regret canceling.


    I'm feeling good about my upcoming races. Did some intervals this morning. Tomorrow I plan on 10 miles. Times have been at or better than I'm hoping for so I'm pretty happy about it all.

    June goal - 44/44
    July goal - 52/52
    August goal - 55/57 miles
    Sept goal - 38/60 miles

    Sept. 30 - Wineglass Half Marathon; Corning, NY
    October 7 - Viking Dash Half Marathon; Toledo, OH


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  • biketheworld
    biketheworld Posts: 2,355 Member
    I have a non-running question. I found an affordable biking trip to Cuba this winter. My husband says “go” but he’s freaking out with worry about safety issues and bringing up every kind of improbable scenario. So have any of you travelled to Cuba? As an American am I being naive thinking I won’t have any problems? I would be a solo traveler but with a group of 4 to 7 other people. This was something I’ve wanted to do but now he has me questioning my sanity. Any advice is welcome.
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,206 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    Attempted 5k this morning but I didn't get a lot of sleep last night and my lungs wouldn't cooperate grrr. So got 3k instead. At least I did that mush.

    Question: I'm doing a 9.2k run Sunday. I wanted to get a longer run in this week as well. I was thinking of doing shorter runs (5-6k) Tues and Wed (Monday already) rest Thursday, 12k Friday, rest Sat then the 9 on Sunday. Sounds reasonable?

    That sounds reasonable for me; how does it compare to your recent total weekly running distance? If it's about the same or not more than 10% over the distance you ran last week, splitting it up this way seems reasonable. If you're going up by 15% of last week, it might be a bit aggressive. If it's 20% over last week, it's wildly optimistic.

    Thanks, if you ignore last week because of illness then its about what I am doing, so given I had most of last week off then I should be good.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,165 Member
    September goal: 85 miles


    9/2: 7 miles
    9/4: 4.5 miles
    9/5: 4.5 miles
    9/6: 5.5 miles
    9/9: 7.5 miles
    9/10: 2.1 miles
    9/11: 5 miles
    9/12: 4.8 miles
    9/13: 4.7 miles
    9/16: 8.2 miles

    53.8/85 miles completed

    I stayed up too late last night and did not really want to get up this morning, but I did want to run so I got up anyway. It was already hot and still humid so I was not expecting a great run. But I had a great run today. I went 8.2 miles. I was able to keep my pace under 11 min/mile. I kept all of my miles under 11 except mile 7 and 8. Mile 8 was particularly slow as I was starting to drag by then, but overall I felt great. I beat my 10K PR from last Sunday. I love runs like that. I'm on track for my September goal and I feel really good about my running lately.

    My legs have been kind of tired and sore since though. I did a little yoga stretching and rolled my legs with a massage stick. I don't think it is the same brand as the one in the video that @ContraryMaryMary shared, but it is the same thing. I really like it. It is much easier than foam rolling for me.

    @zdyb23456 20 miles on a treadmill = very impressive!

    @eleanorhawkins I sometimes zone out listening to music too and I have missed some of my Zombies Run episode before. I go to a website called Runner Five, Report. It is ztranscripts.tumblr.com They post transcripts of the missions if you miss one.

    @AlphaHowls Great HM! Awesome pace. And an age group award. Way to go!

    @rheddmobile Great race report! Awesome times for you and your husband! I love the stroller lady story. And your pictures are great. What a wonderful transformation!

    @RunRachelleRun I'm so sorry about your diagnosis. I pray that they get everything when they do the excision. I would not cancel the trip unless the doctor advises you to.


    I have a question. Has anyone had trouble with the band on their Garmim FR35? Mine broke. I tried to order a replacement on Amazon but it wasn't the right size. The Garmin site says there are no user replacement bands. I fixed it with super glue and so far so good. Just wondered if anyone else had had that issue and if you had any better solutions.



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    2018 races:
    5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
    11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    @RunRachelleRun I'm so sorry you've had that diagnosis and I'll be keeping you in my thoughts.

    @biketheworld As a Canadian, we go to Cuba all the time. I mean, I've never been but my parents go 2-3 times a year and friends of theirs seem to go every 6-8 weeks! I think as long as you stick to touristy areas you will be pretty safe. My parents and their friends even leave the resort's to visit peoples' homes as they've made friends over the years.
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,206 Member
    edited September 2018
    I don’t know if the speedy surgery is because of something found in the first biopsy or standard treatment. Things usually move slower up here in Canada with our universal healthcare.

    We have universal health care in NZ as well and they move that fast here for anything melanoma. My Nana had a melanoma on her hand and was seen within a few days for excision it had not spread or anything. I think Melanoma gets people moving fast.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    kgirlhart wrote: »

    I have a question. Has anyone had trouble with the band on their Garmim FR35? Mine broke. I tried to order a replacement on Amazon but it wasn't the right size. The Garmin site says there are no user replacement bands. I fixed it with super glue and so far so good. Just wondered if anyone else had had that issue and if you had any better solutions.

    I don't know specifically about the 35, but the strap on my 630 broke.

    I ordered a replacement online, making sure it came with the tool I need to remove and replace the band. Then I put the broken band together with duct tape and went out for my Saturday run. The run was based out of a running store, and they didn't have any replacement 630 bands. But the guy said he had something that might work; for 4 times what I paid online, he replaced the band with one that works better than the original. I later asked, and he sold me a band for a 735. It was worth it, because I didn't have to find out whether the duct tape would be good enough on a 12 mile run.

    So . . . it wouldn't cost you anything to haul the 35 into a running store and ask them if it can take a band from other models of Garmin. Maybe they can replace it for you and maybe you can learn enough to get a band cheaper online and replace it yourself.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,474 Member
    @RunRachelleRun So sorry to hear about your diagnosis. It sounds like you caught it early, so will hopefully be okay. I agree with Pastor Vincent - don't cancel your plans unless your doctor advises you to. If you are like me, and want to be on the safe side, can you buy the flight insurance which allows you to change your flights for free if something does happen? I usually do that when I fly. You never know what might happen. Sending lots of positive thoughts and vibes your way. Oh, I volunteer with the American Cancer Society. You can call them anytime for questions you may have about melanoma, sun safety after a diagnosis, or any other concerns you may have. They are there 24/7, 365 days a year.
  • RunRachelleRun
    RunRachelleRun Posts: 1,854 Member
    @quilteryoyo I did not buy the flight cancellation insurance. But I can get a partial credit voucher good for a year and is transferable, so I could potentially sell it. I can get a full refund on the accommodation until the first week of October, which is why I was feeling uncertain. If I wait too long to cancel, we will be out about 2500.

    @avidkeo Thanks for that info. It would be great if is is standard here too.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @juliet3455 Good work knocking out that race in tough conditions!
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    Rest day today. Great race reports all. Lazy day reading and cooking for the week today. Back at it tomorrow.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member

    1---7.01 intervals
    2---5.04 intervals
    3---9.03 intervals
    5---3.67 run
    8---7.52 intervals
    9---6.27 run
    11---4.59 run
    14---8.20 bike
    15---5.60 humid slog
    16--3.25 intervals with dh

    Running. 52.4/60
    Cycling 8.20

    Upcoming Races
    October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
    November 3rd Dinosaur Valley Endurance Run. Half. Glen Rose TX
    January 4 BIRR Ultra relay. 50k. Hawaii. For @KeepRunningFatboy
    March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance. Ardmore OK
    April 28, 2019 OKC Memorial Marathon (half)

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